List of media featuring space marines

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Fictional space marines have been included in a variety of short stories, novels, films, television, and games from the 1930s to the present. [1] [2]

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Literature

AuthorTitleYear(s) publishedUnit name
Bob Olsen "Captain Brink of the Space Marines"1932Space Marines
Bob Olsen"The Space Marines and the Slavers"1936Space Marines
E. E. Smith Lensman series 1934–1954Galactic Marines
Robert A. Heinlein "Misfit"1939Space Marines
John York Cabot "Sergeant Shane of the Space Marines"1941Space Marines
John York Cabot"The Odds on Sergeant Shane"1941Space Marines
John York Cabot"Sergeant Shane Goes to War"1942Space Marines
Duncan Farnsworth "Flight from Farisha"1942Space Marines
D. D. Sharp"Pillage of the Space-Marine"1943Space-Marines
Bob Courtney"Aid to the Enemy"1943Space-Marines
Robert A. Heinlein"The Long Watch"1949Space Marines
Theodore Cogswell "The Spectre General"1952Imperial Space Marines
Carey Rockwell Treachery in Outer Space 1954Space Marines
Carey Rockwell Sabotage in Space 1955Space Marines
G. Harry Stine Rocket Man1955Space Marines
Eric Frank Russell "The Waitabits"1955Space-Marines
Randall Garrett "Needler"1957Space Marines
Eric Frank Russell Wasp 1957Space Marines (Sirian Combine)
Robert F. Young "Passage to Gomorrah"1959Space Marines
Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers 1959Mobile Infantry
Kenneth Bulmer "Of Earth Foretold"1960Space Marine
Kenneth Bulmer"Earth's Long Shadow"1960Space Marine
Harry Harrison The Stainless Steel Rat 1961Space Marines
Andre Norton Star Hunter1961Space Marines
H. Beam Piper Little Fuzzy 1962Space Marines
H. Beam PiperThe Cosmic Computer1963Space Marines
Frank Herbert Dune 1965Sardaukar
Joe Haldeman The Forever War 1974United Nations Exploratory Force (UNEF)
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle The Mote in God's Eye and related novels1975Imperial Marines
Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Stirling The Prince or Falkenberg's Legion series1976–1993; 2002 CoDominium Marines
Orson Scott CardEnder's Game1985Marines
David Weber Starfire series 1990–presentFederation Navy Marine Corps
David Weber Honor Harrington series 1992–presentRoyal Manticoran Marine Corps (RMMC) of the Star Kingdom of Manticore, et cetera
David Sherman and Dan Cragg StarFist series 1997–presentConfederation Marine Corps
Ian Douglas
  1. Heritage Trilogy
  2. Legacy trilogy
  3. Inheritance trilogy
1998–presentUnited States Marines Corps, United Star Marine Corps
R. J. Pineiro"Flight of Endeavour"2001United Nations Security Council Space Marines
John Ringo
  1. Into the Looking Glass
  2. Vorpal Blade
  3. Claws That Catch
  4. The Manxome Foe
2005–presentAllied Space Marines
John Varley Rolling Thunder 2008Martian Naval Corps
James S. A. Corey The Expanse series 2011–2022Martian Marine Corps and United Nations Marine Corps
M.C.A. Hogarth Spots the Space Marine 2012Space Marine

Films and television

DirectorTitleYear(s) publishedUnit name
Michael E. Briant Doctor Who serial "Death to the Daleks"1973–1974Marine Space Corps
George Lucas Star Wars 1977–presentGalactic Marines of the Grand Army of the Republic, originally known as the 21st Nova Corps. The Rebel Alliance has an entire regiment of Space Operations, nicknamed "Rebel Marines". Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers also fit the space marine trope.
Lewis Gilbert Moonraker 1979 United States Marine Corps on a space shuttle armed with lasers
Leiji Matsumoto Star Blazers 1979–1984Ground combat units found on the 11th planet are known as "Space Marines"
James Cameron Aliens 1986United States Colonial Marine Corps
Jeff Segal Exosquad 1993–1994 Exofleet Jumptroops
Douglas Netter and J. Michael Straczynski Babylon 5 1994–1998 EarthForce Marine Corps (also known as "Gropos" or "GROund POunderS")
Glen Morgan and James Wong Space: Above and Beyond 1995–1996United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry
John Weidner Space Marines 1996United Planets Marines
Keiji Gotoh Kiddy Grade 2001–2002GOTT Marine Corps
Allan Kroeker, David Straiton, et al. Star Trek: Enterprise 2003–2005Military Assault Command Operations (MACO)
David Eick and Ronald D. Moore Battlestar Galactica 2004–2009Colonial Marine Corps, Colonial Marine Corps Reserve
Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper Stargate Atlantis 2004–2009United States Marine Corps attached to the Atlantis Expedition
James Cameron Avatar 2009Former Marines and mercenaries working with the RDA Corporation on Pandora.
Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby The Expanse (TV series) 2015–2022Martian Marine Corps and United Nations Marine Corps
Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi For All Mankind 2021United States Moon Marines, members of the USMC who are an astronaut security and tactical force on the moon.
Dylan Shipley Hammer and Bolter animated series2022Imperial Space Marines and Chaos Space Marines from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000. [3]

Games

TitlePublisherGame typeYear(s) publishedUnit name
Starship Troopers Avalon Hill Board wargame 1976Mobile Infantry
Traveller Game Designers' Workshop Role-playing game 1977Star Marines, Terran Confederation Marine Corps, Imperial Marine Force, Solomani Marine Corps, and Zhodani Consular Guard
Space Marines Fantac/Fantasy Games Unlimited Wargaming; Tabletop game; Dice game 1977/1980Terran UnionGuard Heavy Infantry, Azuriach Heavy Infantry
Starfire series Task Force Games; Starfire Design Studio Board wargame 1979–presentFederation Navy Marine Corps
Space Marines Asgard Miniatures Science Fiction Miniature Line1982–presentSpace Marine/Space Trooper. The miniatures in this line were created for use with Laserburn and are currently available through Alternative Armies
Star Frontiers TSR, Inc. Role-playing game 1982–1985Space Marine. The career name for NPCs with a focus in beam weapons.
Metroid series Nintendo Action-adventure game 1986–presentGalactic Federation Marine Corps/07th Platoon
Princess Ryan's Space Marines Simulations Tacticals (SIMTAC) 1/285 Scale Tabletop Miniatures Game 1986Princess Ryan's Space Marines
Warhammer 40,000 series Games Workshop Miniature wargaming; Tabletop game; Dice game 1987–present Adeptus Astartes (Imperial Space Marine) Chapters, and also, to an extent, Chaos Space Marines.
Wing Commander franchise Origin Systems, Inc. Space combat simulation 1990–1999Terran Confederation Marine Corps
Duke Nukem series 3D Realms First-person shooter; Platform 1991–presentEarth Defense Forces (EDF)
Doom series id software First-person shooter 1993–present
Marathon series BungieFirst-person shooter1994–presentUESC (Unified Earth Space Council) Marines
Quake series id softwareFirst-person shooter1996–presentSMC (Space Marine Corps) Marines, GDF (Global Defence Force)
Unreal series Epic GamesFirst-person shooter1998–presentUMS (Unified Military Services)
Outwars Microsoft Third-person shooter; Tactical shooter 1998Colonial Marines
Battlezone Activision first-person shooter;

real-time strategy

1998National Space Defense Force (NSDF), Cosmos Colonist Army/Communist Cosmonaut Army (CCA), Chinese Red Army (CRA), International Space Defence Force (ISDF)
StarCraft series Blizzard EntertainmentReal-time strategy1998–present Confederate Marine Corps, the Dominion Marine Corps, the Alliance Marine Corps, the Alpha Corps, the United Earth Directorate Powered Infantry and numerous more
Ground Control Sierra On-Line Real-time tactics 2000 Crayven Corporation's Marines
Halo series Xbox Game Studios First-person shooter; Real-time strategy2001–present United Nations Space Command Marine Corps and the elite Orbital Drop Shock Trooper divisions (special forces qualified for drop pod insertion).
Red Faction series THQ First-person shooter; Third-person shooter2001–presentEarth Defence Marine Corps (E.D.M.C.) and Earth Naval Guard (E.N.G.)
Natural Selection Unknown Worlds Entertainment First-person shooter; Real-time strategy2002–2007Frontiersmen (human space marines)
TimeSplitters 2 Eidos Interactive First-person shooter2002Space Marines (Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart)
Killzone series SCEE First-person shooter2003–presentInterplanetary Strategic Alliance Marines
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect Electronic ArtsFirst-person shooter2005Space Marines (Sergeant Cortez) (This got changed during scripting as it was pointed out that Space Marine might infringe on Games Workshop name.)[ citation needed ]
Mass Effect series Microsoft Game Studios; Electronic Arts Action role-playing game; Third-person shooter2007–presentdesignated personnel of the Systems Alliance Navy (no branch independence)
Dead Space series Electronic Arts Survival horror; Third-person shooter2008–presentUSM Marine Corps (a branch of the Earth Defense Force)
Turok Touchstone Interactive Action game; First-person shooter2008Marines (also referred to as Commandos)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard D3 Publisher Action game; Third-person shooter2009Space Marines
Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta Bethesda Role playing game; First-person shooter2009American army medic Eliot Tecorian and the two surviving members of his squad are abducted by aliens, and assist the Vault Dweller in hijacking the spaceship. The player can also equip themself with pre-war power armor similar in appearance to the Marauder armor worn by the Mobile Infantry.
Alien Swarm Valve Action game; Third-person shooter; Shoot-em-up; Top-down 2010Space Marines – the game can be single player or 4 players co-op. There are 4 classes with 2 characters for each class: Officer, Special Weapons, Medic and Tech.
Warhammer 40,000 Armageddon Slitherine Turn-based strategy2014Space Marines
Wolfenstein: The New Order Bethesda Action-adventure, first-person shooter 2014Weltraumsoldaten, Weltraummarinesoldaten
Helldivers Arrowhead Game Studios First-person shooter, Shoot'em up 2015–presentHelldivers, Super Earth Defense Force
Bombshell 3D Realms multidirectional shooter 2016Global Defence Force (GDF)
The Outer Worlds Obsidian Entertainment First-person shooter, Role-playing video game 2019Mardets, short for Marine Detachment.

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